The Oscar countdown begins!

I get excited over the dumbest things sometimes.
Why do I get so freaked over the Oscars?
No clue.
But it's like Super Bowl, Part II for me -- lots of junk food, cancel any and all plans for the day, because I'm CAMPED in front of the TV all damn day!
I gotta watch all the arrivals, all the pre-show crap....it's incredibly silly.
Normally, knowing you have a problem is the first step to recovery.
Not in this case for me, apparently -- I know it's ridiculous, but I can't HELP myself!
And it's not like I've seen all the movies....I've only seen a few, like most years.
It's just the spectacle of it all, and I'm an awards show junkie anyway.
But nothing's like the Oscars for me.
I blame my mom, for getting me so celebrity-obsessed at such a young age.
I hope I'm not doing that to my boys.
And to JN, all I can say is thank you for putting up with me....and I'm really sorry.

We just refinanced the house AGAIN yesterday, but we were able to pay off almost all the evil credit cards along with it, so I'm encouraged.
It's gonna cost us about $100 extra out-of-pocket, which we should be able to handle in a few months....but it ain't gonna be easy getting there.
But as long as we get there okay, we should be sitting in much better shape in general.
Damn those credit cards!
If we can live like we don't have them and NEVER use them again, we'll be okay.
I finished our taxes yesterday too, and we'll be getting a little bigger refund than I thought, which will help.
I'm so SICK of dealing with money anymore....thinking about it, worrying about it, planning for it, planning around it.
It's like half of my day, every day.
I sometimes wonder: If we hit the lottery (like I've been praying for years now), what would I do with myself? What would occupy my thoughts/time/energy?
I'd probably obsess about JN and the boys, which wouldn't be much fun for anyone.
Maybe it's a good thing we stay poor, huh?

Happy Oscar weekend!
I have no predictions, but there are three things I'm really pulling for:

1. Jennifer Hudson was un-fucking-believable in "Dreamgirls." I was kinda skeptical heading into the movie (someone else's suggestion for Girls Night Out), and there were times in the movie I thought really dragged, though it was good. But when she belted out "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," I sat there and cried in my seat, in spite of myself. She needs to win on that one song/scene alone.
2. Martin Scorsese needs to win this year. My God, just LOOK at the man's work....he really should have won a few times over by now. This is beyond being the Susan Lucci of the Oscars; he just flat-out deserves it, and I didn't even see "The Departed." I just know. I love you Clint Eastwood, but *enough* already.
   
3. "Little Miss Sunshine" needs to win EVERYTHING it's up for!! I haven't seen another movie like it in years -- maybe ever. It's one of those rare movies that has everything in it....it surprises you, it touches you, it makes you laugh, it makes you cringe. The story is great, the writing is incredible, and the acting is excellent. If you haven't seen it yet, GO as soon as you possibly can.

Well, there you have it.
Nothing like an uneducated, biased list of worthless opinions come Oscar time, right?
And yes, I'll be right there with you, criticizing everyone's clothes/hair/jewelry/shoes/purses -- it's even more fun when you know NOTHING about fashion, like me!
Enjoy!